Shanti Mishra

Shanti Mishra
शान्ति मिश्र
Born
Shanti Shrestha

(1938-06-22)22 June 1938
Jhochhen, Kathmandu
Died15 May 2019(2019-05-15) (aged 80)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
NationalityNepali
EducationMA (History, Library Science)
Alma materVanderbilt University
Occupation(s)Lecturer, librarian, writer, translator
Known forFirst Nepali female librarian
Spouse
Narayan Mishra
(m. 1970)
Children1
Parents
  • Janaki Lal Shrestha
  • Krishna Devi Shrestha

Shanti Mishra (née Shrestha; 1938–2019) was a Nepali lecturer, librarian, writer and translator.[1][2] She was the first Nepali female full-time lecturer and first Nepali female librarian. She was the first female librarian of Tribhuvan University Central Library. She also served as the founding director of PEN chapter of Nepal.[3]

  1. ^ Samaya, Nepal. "२०७६ : नेपालले गुमाएका ख्यातिप्राप्त अनुहार". Nepal Samaya (in Nepali). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ "A Woman With Courage". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "PEN International Nepal, Shanti Mishra, and me". People's Review. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.